183501[Diary entry: 30 January 1769] (Washington Papers)
30. Clear and pleasant Wind Southwardly. Ground hard froze.
183502[Diary entry: 25 December 1769] (Washington Papers)
25. Dined & spent the Evening at Colo. Lewis’s. GW today recorded winning £2 5s. at cards ( General Ledger A General Ledger A, 1750–1772. Library of Congress, George Washington Papers, Series 5, Financial Papers. , folio 299).
183503Remarks & Observations—in Jan. [1769] (Washington Papers)
Jany. 4. Finishd measuring Corn in the Neck—total quantity 694 Barrels. About this time Muddy hole People began clearing Ground. 5. Began clearing Ground in the Neck. Mill People getting Rails to fence Corn field by Mr. Manleys. 9. Began to open the Avenue in front of the House in order to bring the Road along it. 10. Finishd gathering Corn at Doeg run Quarter. 242 Barrels. A Very spewing...
183504[Diary entry: 5 January 1785] (Washington Papers)
Wednesday 5th. The Doctr. in vain attempted my ferry & being disappointed went to George Town with a view of crossing on the Ice. Colo. Blackburn returned this Evening from Alexandria. Wind Northwardly & cold.
183505[Diary entry: 23 April 1772] (Washington Papers)
23. Dined at Belvoir with Colo. Bassett & Lady & Daughter, Mrs. Washington & Patcy. Returnd in the Evening. J. P. Custis dind also.
183506Passport for William Rawle and ——— Walker, 8 May 1782 (Franklin Papers)
Printed form, signed, with MS insertions: Historical Society of Pennsylvania NOUS Benjamin Franklin, Ecuyer, Ministre Plénipotentiaire des Etats-Unis de l’Amérique, près Sa Majesté Très-Chrétienne, PRIONS tous ceux qui sont à prier, de vouloir bien laisser surement & librement passer Messieurs Rawle et Walker, allant à Ostende , sans leur donner ni permettre qu’il leur soit donné aucun...
183507[Diary entry: 12 October 1770] (Washington Papers)
12. Rain in the Night with flying Clouds accompanied with a little Rain now and then all day. Cold & Raw.
183508Oct. 3. Thursday. (Adams Papers)
Dined with Mr. Vanderdussen, Lt. General of the Cavalry, in Company with Mr. De Llano Minister of the King of Spain and Mr. De Renovalis, Secretary of his Legation, Mr. and Madame Boreel, Mr. and Madame Geelvink, Madam Dedel, the Rhinegrave de Salm, Mr. Saumase, a descendant of the famous Salmasius whom John Milton disputed with. Mr. Boreel is a Deputy to the States General for the Prov. of...
183509A Catechism Relative to the English National Debt, [August or September? 1777] (Franklin Papers)
Reprinted from William Temple Franklin, ed., Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ... (3 vols., 4to, London, 1817–18), III , 97. A CATECHISM Relative to the English National Debt. Question 1. Supposing this debt to be only 195 millions of pounds sterling at present, although it is much more, and that it was all to be counted in shillings, that a man could count at the rate of...
183510[Diary entry: 6 February 1769] (Washington Papers)
6. At home all day with &ca.